n.
Function: verb
1
Synonyms: FRUSTRATE 1, baffle, beat, bilk, circumvent, dash, disappoint, foil, ruin, thwart
Idioms: stand in the way of
Contrasted Words: back, support, uphold; aid, assist, help
Antonyms: forward
2
Synonyms: DEMUR , boggle, gag, jib, scruple, shy, stick, stickle, strain, stumble
Related Words: decline, refuse, turn down; flinch, hang back, quail, recoil, shrink
Contrasted Words: capitulate, give in